Magazine for machines for packing cigarettes and other staff-shaped articles



Oct. 3, 1933. G. O O 1,928,736

MAGAZINE FOR MACHINES FOR PACKING CIGARETTES AND OTHER STAFF-SHNPED ARTICLES Filed March 16, 1952 Patented Oct. 3, 1933 MAGAZINE Fan. Mommas mi PACKINGHQ, QCIGARETTES AND o'ruaa STAFF-SHAPED ARTICLES,

V 5' Claims. (01. 126-4 UNITED STATES PATENT orr es g In machines for packingcigarettes and other stall-shaped articlesthe cigarettes generally are placedin a magazine at the bottom of which they are distributed into upright partitions from which the'cigarettes are-then introduced into a box or any other suitablepackage'in the necessary number. In order to reduce the pressure on thecigarettes located above the saidpartitions, so that the descendingof the cigarettes into the partitions is facilitated, themagazine is contracted at its bottom and communicates with a lateral chamber, into whichthe cigarettes rush'down- 3 t'number-cf cigarettes rushes from the magazine into the lateral chamber, so thatcigarettes are gathered abovethe partitions in such 'a great 1 number ort'o such a high level, that stagnation of ,the'cigarettes is effected and the cigarettes re- ;the rubbing action and rolling. motion, to which .the cigarettes are subjected by the said roller to the cigarettes and may result in tobacco falling out from'the sleeves; r P 1 1; In order' now' to cause the cigarettes to descend into'the lateral chamber in a stream as uniform as possible and preserve the cigarettes from a too great injurious action such an arrangement is providedaccording to the present invention that,

as cigarettes have been gathered to acerta'in quantity or level in the lateral chamber, the operation of the feed device or-the shaking means is interrupted and then again started,.when ciga rettesmust again be introduced into the lateral chamber. I

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which shows'a's an example a mechanism forexecutingthe same in Fig. 1 in a side view with the front side wall removed. Fig. 2 shows in a sideview the samemembers as Fig. 1 but in different positions. Fig. 3 is a plan view ,of the said mechanism partly in section on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig.' 4 shows in a side viewa modifled form'of execution of the feed mechanism.-

1 is the magazine of the cigarettes. In order to facilitate the descending of the cigarettesfrom the magazine into .a lower distributing chamber 2 a roller 3, preferably provided in its peripheral strain each'other, which results in some parti: tions being finally emptied of cigarettes. Besides andalso the shaking of the cigarettes is injurious surface with longitudinal-grooves, is journaled in the contracted lower part of the magazine, which roller by means of a chaincr the like and sprocket wheels 4 and 5 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow by a shaft 6 to which the sprocket F80 wheel 5 is fixed; A ratchet wheel .7, provided preferably with fine teeth, is fixed to the shaft 6 and engaged by a pawl 9 which is swingably mounted, on spin 8. An'arm 10 extends downwards fromthe-pawl 9 and carries a plate 11x65 "which constitutesthe outer wall of the chamber 2 and against which bearsthe collectionof cigarettes contained, by themagazine.

From the chamber 2 the cigarettes descend in vertical rows intopartitions 12, from which sets 370 of cigarettes are thenpushed by. a slide (not shown) in orderto be packed in boxes or other packages. i V l A sprocket wheel 15 is loosely mounted on the shaft 6, which during the operation of the mafli chine isrotated uninterruptedly by a sprocket wheel 16 rotatedrb'y the main shaft of the machine and a chain 17 which passes round the sprocket-wheel 15,. a sprocket wheel 19 fixed on a shaft lil' and a guide wheel 20. One 21 of the F discs of afriction clutch is connected to the wheel 15, The second disc 22 of the clutch is slidably but not turnably mounted on the shaft 6 and is forced against the disc 21 by a spring 23 which bears against a ring 24 fixed on the shaft 6.285

Acam disc 25 is mounted on the shaft 18 and is adapted to act upon theflpawl ,9 and disengage the samefrom the ratchet wheel 7.

;The described mechanism operates in the following manner. As'long as there is a sufilci'entFDO quantity. of cigarettesin the lateral chamber 2, the cigarettes by their'pressure on the plate 11 keep the pawl 9 in engagement with the ratchet wheel '7, Figl'l, for which reason the sprocket .wheel 5 does not impart any rotary motion to the .feed roller Sand no cigarettes enter the chamber 2 except the slightquantity, which rushes. down solely acted upon by their weight. When, howevergthe cigarettes in the chamber 2 has sunk to such a low level, that feeding of ciga-PiOO rettes into the chamber is necessary, Fig. 2; the pressure of the cigarettes on the plate 11 is so slight, that the pawl 9, disengaged by the cam disc 19, is held 'byits weight or by a spring (not shown) out of engagement with the ratche-K cigarettes has entered the chamber, the ciga- U pawl 9 again into engagement with the ratchet wheel 7, so that the feed roller stops. The said operations are repeated when the level of cigarettes in the chamber has again sutliciently I a such a position that it releases the driving mechasunken. Owing to the fact that the pressure between the teeth of the ratchet wheel '1 and the tooth of the pawl 9 islequal tomtliejpower by which the 'friction disc 21 tendsto rotatethe'friction:

disc 22 and the ratchet wheel 7 and further owing to the fact that the platell ought to bearagainst the cigarettes only with'a slight pressure, while the pawl is disengaged, the, pawl should not be so heavy or acted upon by a spring'of such a great.

tension, that the pawl is disengaged by itself. For

that reason the cam disc 1 9 preferably is provided,

which serves as an auxiliary device for bringing the pawl 9 out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 7. The pawl is disengaged by the cam wheel, if there is a 'suiiicient quantity of'cigarettes in the chamber.

As stated above other means may be provided for causing-positively cigarettes to pass down- -wards intothe lateral chamber and prevent clogging of the same in the magazine. For instance the part 23, Fig. 4, of the bottom constituting the transition between the {magazine 24 and the lateral distributingchamber'25 may be hinged to the side wall 26 ofthe magazineand caused to move upwards and downwards by cam discs 2'7 renami g 'visibl)"which are fixed to a shaft 28. The said shaft28 may be rotated in just the same manner as the feed'roller 3 and-thus oscillate thepart 23,50 that cigarettes are caused to descend from the magazine into the lateral chamber when necessary; A stationary wall 29 a may be substitut'edfdr the feed roller,"as' shown,

thawed roller ndgt e "movable bottom b' used simultaneously. v

Many'other mechanisms than-those described, abovemay, evidently, be'used ior interrupting the operation of the feed device andagain start thesame, which"mechanism 's are br'ought into and out of'operation by the changed pressure of e the cigarettes on a member movable inthelateraI the'cigarettes may descen'd for being distributed, r

a feed device provided between the said magazine and the said chamber, a'driving' mechanism for the said. feed device, and a member partially the like, means by which, the movable member -main in inactive position.

bounding the said chamber and acted upon by the pressure of the bulk of cigarettes, gathered in the chamber, which member normally keeps inactive the said driving mechanism but, when the cigarettes have sunk to a lower level, occupies nism, so that the feed device enters into operation.

2. Amachine as stated in claim 1, characterized by'aawall of the chamber. being movable and acted upon by the pressure of cigarettes contained by the chamber.

3. A machine as stated in claim 1 characterized by an, arresting device for the driving mechanism ofth'e 'feed device, which driving mechanism is acted upon through "a friction clutch or the like, and means by which the movable member --a'cted,upon the pressure of the cigarettes releases the said arresting device, as the quantity of cigarettes is reduced and the position of the said movable member is changed.

. 4. A machine as stated in claim 1, characterized by 'an arresting device for the. driving mechanism of the feed device, which driving mechanism is acted upon through a'friction clutch or acted upon by the pressure of the cigarettes .actuates the saidarresting'device, and a cam mechanism or the 'likewhich periodically releases the 1 said arresting device and shiftsthe position of the said movable member, until the pressure of the; reduced quantity of, cigarette spermits the said movable member to remain intheposition .into which it'has been brought by the cam disc mechanism, and thus the arresting device to re- 5." In a; machine for packing cigarettes and other stafi-shaped ar'ticles the combination oi, amagazine for the cigarettes, a chamber, which communicates with the magazine and into which .the cigarettes may descend, upright partitions 5 provided in thfi bottom of the chamber, in which the cigarettes are distributed, a roller for feeding the cigarettes from-the magazine into the said chamber, a driving mechanism for the feed roller including, a friction clutch, a pawl and' ratchet mechanism for keeping inactive the said driving mechanism, a movable end wall of the said chamber which isacted upon-by the pressure of the cigarettes contained by the. chamber, said well being connected to the pawl, and a cam disc mechanism which periodically disengages the pawl and shifts the. position of the end wall,

until the pressure of the reduced quantity of cigarettes permits the wall to remain in the position into whichv it has been brought by the cami 30 'gdisc; echanism and thus the pawl to remain disengaged. Iv

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